. The Street railway journal . 4 ins. x 6% ms- • siH plates, 12 ins. x in. Thetrucks are of the No. 27-G1 type with 4-ft. 6-in wheel seats and numerous patented specialties were also fur-nished by the builder named. The grooveless post semi-convertible car has proved itself to be peculiarly adapted tothe short winters and long summers which prevail in thisSouthern climate. Physical limitations vary greatly in different men, andwhile the strain incident to standing at the controller forlong periods does not effect some motormen materially itdoes prove serious in the case of others, not
. The Street railway journal . 4 ins. x 6% ms- • siH plates, 12 ins. x in. Thetrucks are of the No. 27-G1 type with 4-ft. 6-in wheel seats and numerous patented specialties were also fur-nished by the builder named. The grooveless post semi-convertible car has proved itself to be peculiarly adapted tothe short winters and long summers which prevail in thisSouthern climate. Physical limitations vary greatly in different men, andwhile the strain incident to standing at the controller forlong periods does not effect some motormen materially itdoes prove serious in the case of others, not only impairingthe service performed by the individual, but sometimes be-coming so serious as to cause a temporary suspension ofwork. This, of course, has long been realized, but hereto-fore there has been no alternative except in the case of long. THE SPRING HEEL READY FOR USE interurban lines where the character of the service hasm,ade it possible to permit the motormen to sit at their workduring part of their run. Now comes a device designedpartly to< secure the comfort of a seat for motormen and soconstructed as to make it practicable for use in all classes ofservice. It is a spring heel, designed especially to take upthe jar of the car when in operation. Originally patentedin 1904 by B. B. Bonney, a motorman of Pasadena, Cal.,who had suffered physically in performing his duties, therights to the device were taken over by Barney & Berry, of
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